Far Cry

“Sigrid Heath writes like an angel on fire. In the turbulent era of Reconstruction and westward expansion, two white women are captured by the Lakota. Sarah Byrd recalls gazing at a painting as a child and wishing she could make it grow, slash the canvas, and step inside to a new world. Heath’s fierce prose does just that, slicing through familiar captivity tropes to reveal an American landscape of stunning beauty and endless brutality, mostly by whites, and not just against Indians. Scarred and resilient, Sarah observes, ‘We’re all wolves, in one way or another.’ And we are all human. Far Cry will break your heart open and teach it to heal.” —Nina Shengold, author of Clearcut and Reservoir Year

“Far Cry is wonderful novel with vivid, truthful characters. Sarah, who tells the story, is so real to me that I felt that I was living it with her.” —Mary Gallagher, author of plays ¿De Donde? and How to Say Goodbye, Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for 1986-87, author of the forthcoming novel, The Secrets of the House

“Far Cry, Sigrid Heath’s riveting first novel, feels authentic yet contemporary in its rich detail and pace. A story of captivity, an illuminating love, and resilient friendship amid the racial strife between whites and Indians and whites and Negroes at the end of the Civil War are all explored in this enlightened novel. Passionate and lyrical, Far Cry is truly captivating.” —Laura Shaine Cunningham, author of the memoirs Sleeping Arrangements and A Place in the Country

“Far Cry is an ambitious novel set at a critical moment in American history. The narrator is a woman of rare courage and insight, a powerful voice. It’s a great read that reflects the poignant beauty and diversity of the human spirit in language that is often stirringly erotic. Heath’s concerns are not only crucial but timely.” —George Crane, author of the acclaimed non-fiction books Bones of the Master and The House of the False Lama

"Sigrid Heath has written a page-turning adventure set in the 19th century with urgent relevance to the 21st. As America struggles with the legacy of slavery and the death and displacement dealt to Native Americans, understanding this history is crucial. Heath brings it alive in characters who will live with you long after you put the book down." —Johanna Hall, globally acclaimed lyricist, producer, critic, essayist